Tauhierah Salie, Author at Voice of the Cape

Time running out to comment on draft Domestic Violence regulations

LOCAL Justice and Constitutional Development Deputy Minister, John Jeffery, says the draft Domestic Violence regulations are critical to strengthening the fight against gender-based violence (GBV) and femicide. He was speaking during a webinar on the draft regulations on Wednesday. The regulations follow the signing into law of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act Amendment Bill, the Criminal and Related Matters Amendment Bill and the Domestic Violence […]

7 July 2022

Local

Comrades qualifying details to be submitted by 12 July

Tuesday, 12 July 2022 is the final date for submission of qualifying details for this year’s Comrades Marathon. The Comrades Marathon Association’s (CMA) IT & Entries Team is currently processing the information submitted by athletes, in terms of qualifying time and race, running club details, provincial club licence number and filling in the medical questionnaire. CMA Race Director, Rowyn James says, “It is vital that every aspirant #Comrades2022 runner submits […]

7 July 2022

International

Lebanon’s Muslims locked out of Hajj by rising costs and collapsed lira

INTERNATIONAL For every Lebanese Muslim who wished to perform Hajj this year, the 97th verse of the Quran’s third chapter has meant a great deal: “Pilgrimage to this house is an obligation by God upon whoever is able among the people.” Since Lebanon was engulfed in a terrifying economic crisis in 2019, tens of thousands of Lebanese have found it increasingly difficult to perform this holy ritual. With Hajj scheduled to begin on Thursday, Jihan Tabarra, […]

7 July 2022

International

Israel and Turkey to expand mutual flights in their first aviation deal since 1951

INTERNATIONAL Israel and Turkey will expand bilateral airline traffic under a new aviation deal to be signed on Thursday, their first since 1951, Israel's transportation ministry said. "The agreement is expected to result in the resumption of flights by Israeli companies to a variety of destinations in Turkey, alongside flights by Turkish companies to Israel," it said in a statement. Last month Yair Lapid, Israel's now prime minister but at the time foreign […]

7 July 2022

International

Hajj 2022: Eight other pilgrimages where millions gather from around the world

INTERNATIONAL Millions of Muslims from around the world are gathering in Mecca to perform the first Hajj after Covid-19 restrictions were lifted. During the pandemic, pilgrims were limited to those already living in Saudi Arabia and the rituals had to be performed with social distancing measures in place. Hajj is a central pillar of Islam that every able-bodied Muslim should carry out at least once in their lifetime if they […]

7 July 2022

Local

Basic Education dept seeking mitigation methods for loadshedding

LOCAL The Department of Basic Education is exploring ways to mitigate the effects of load-shedding on schools, in light of increasing theft and vandalism. Spokesperson Elijah Mhlanga expressed particular concern about matric pupils losing valuable learning time. He says the department has to factor in the possibility of learners having to rewrite practical exams such as computer science. At home, Western Cape Education MEC David Maynier says the crucial winter […]

7 July 2022

Local

SAFTU plans national shutdown against rising cost of living

LOCAL The South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) is planning a national shutdown to respond to escalating food, electricity and fuel costs. SAFTU General-Secretary Zwelinzima Vavi is encouraging South Africans to turn up in their numbers to speak out. Vavi says the current state of the country is not the freedom that people should be celebrating. “We cannot allow our country to be at the doorstep of a failed […]

7 July 2022

Local

COSATU calls for state of emergency due to ongoing electricity crisis

LOCAL The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) has joined a number of organisations calling for the country to be placed under a state of emergency due to the ongoing electricity crisis. Eskom has been implementing up to Stage 6 rolling blackouts due to losses in generation capacity amid the impact of labour unrest and maintenance backlogs. Despite having signed a wage deal with unions, of seven percent across the […]

7 July 2022

News

Opening Doors – a Hajj story

by Dr Salim Parker The first day of Hajj was seven days away. I arrived quite late in Saudi Arabia that year and had just finished my Umrah. I proceeded to make my way to a friend’s hotel room very close by, had a shower and was ready to join my group in who had moved that same day to Aziziyah on the outskirts of Makkah. Everyone in the group […]

7 July 2022

Tauhierah Salie

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